GREEN TEA TIRAMISU

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I just love the combination of plum liqueur and green tea. Similar recipes make use of either sake or orange liqueur, but my experiment with Choya® was a good one. Before serving, dust with matcha or confectioners' sugar.

Provided by egh0z

Time 4h44m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

½ cup water
¼ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons green tea powder (matcha)
½ cup Japanese plum liqueur (such as Choya®)
6 egg yolks
⅔ cup white sugar
2 (8 ounce) containers mascarpone cheese, softened
2 ¼ teaspoons green tea powder (matcha)
2 cups heavy whipping cream, chilled
2 tablespoons Japanese plum liqueur (such as Choya®)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 egg whites
40 ladyfinger cookies, or more as needed

Steps:

Bring water and 1/4 cup sugar in a saucepan to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in 2 tablespoons matcha. Add 1/2 cup plum liqueur. Let matcha syrup steep and cool.
Fill another saucepan halfway with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to bring water down to a simmer.
Place egg yolks and 2/3 cup sugar in a large bowl. Set bowl over simmering water and whisk constantly until the mixture is pale yellow and thick ribbons fall from the whisk, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and fold in mascarpone cheese until smooth and creamy. Mix in 2 1/4 teaspoons matcha.
Whip heavy cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Whisk in 2 tablespoons plum liqueur and vanilla extract. Fold in mascarpone mixture until blended and smooth.
Beat egg whites in a clean glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff, sharp peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the mascarpone cream. Repeat twice more, folding gently until egg whites are incorporated.
Dip ladyfingers in matcha syrup one at a time until just soaked. Arrange a layer of ladyfingers on the bottom of a 6-quart container. Spread 1/2 of the mascarpone cream on top. Repeat with remaining soaked ladyfingers and mascarpone cream.
Cover tiramisu with plastic wrap and refrigerate until flavors combine, at least 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 650.9 calories, Carbohydrate 66.4 g, Cholesterol 309.2 mg, Fat 32.3 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 16.8 g, Sodium 151.2 mg, Sugar 22.9 g